CreekSideForge

Alright, I have the majority of the bricks laid out. I need to get two more for the side parts and then I'll be set I think. I will cut the back bricks down to a even size, I just ran out of time. Should I fill in the gaps with sand or just leave them be and let them fill up with ash?

Alright thank you all. I have a fireplace store or whatever nearby that I'll try out. I'm going to try to post a picture of it when it's together and see if you guys approve.

Awesome thanks for the input. I'll move the pot forward for sure One last question though: Where do you get your fire brick? Off of ebay or amazon or through some supplier?

I mostly want to do knife work or small ornamental work. It will be a coal forge, I have a large amount of coal that I got from one of my dad's friends. The pot was just placed on the piece to show what I had. What kind of brick should I use? Mike

Hey guys, This is my first post on this forum. First off, I want to say I'm not a complete newbie to forging, I have taken several classes on blacksmithing and knife making at Tillers International in Scotts, MI and have several books on knivemaking and blacksmithing. I built my first forge out of a tire rim fill with cement and that worked alright for a couple of years. However, I'm building a new forge and I could use some help with the design. I recently acquired a patio fireplace from the side of the road that had some kind of fire cement in it that I knocked out. I want to cut a hole for the firepot into it but my question is should I lay some brick down on top of the metal to have a more solid surface and what kind should I use? All hard brick or hard brick with soft brick surrounding the pot? I also have looked around this forum and a couple others but couldn't really find a straight answer. Any and all suggestions are welcome! Thanks, Mike P.S.- I'm a college student that usually just does this on the weekends and not a whole lot of money